Device for holding and applying twine



June 9,1931. P.J.s'w|ART 1,809,607`

DEVICE FOR HOLDING AND APPLYING TWINE Filed Aug. 16' 1925 Flew.

Patented June 9, 1931 PLE-IILIJ?V J. SWIGART, OF AKRON, OHIO DEVICE FOR HOLDING AND APPLYING TWINE Application filed August 16,1926. Serial No. 129,629.

This invention relates to new and novel improvements in devices for holding and applying twine and while intended for use Y generally wherever it may be advantageously applied, it is particularly adapted for use in applying twine around packages in which connection it will be herein illustrated and described.

Objects of the invention are toprovide a twine holding and applying device of simple,

durable construction, which may be manufacturedy at a low cost and which in use will provide convenient means for applying twine or any other elongated flexible member around a package or other article.

A further object is to provide a twine Vhold- 'ing device having a cavity adapted t-o hold a ball of twine and having a handle through which the twine may be drawn from the ball and to provide improved means whereby friction may be conveniently applied to the twine during the operation and to thereby provide a twine wrapping device which may be conveniently used to apply twine under tension.

An additional object is to provide a holding and applying device of the class above indicated and to provide conveniently operable means for cutting the twine upon coml pletion of the wrapping operation.

The above objects are accomplished and additional ends are attained by the novel construction, combination and varrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which I have shown one form of the invention, it

being understood that the invention is capable of various adaptations and that changes and modifications may be made or resort had n to substitut-ions which come within the scope .10y of the appended claims.

In the'drawings like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts as the same may appear in any ofthe several Y views and in which Figure l is a front elevational view of a twine holdingv and applying device constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the handle portion of said device illustrating by dotted lines the twine passage-ways therein.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken as indicated by the lines 3 3 of Figurel l,

Figure l is an edge viewof the cover employed in carrying Vout the invention,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view showing 55 the bayonet slot lemployed in securing the cover to the main body of the holding device.

Proceeding now to a detailed description of the invention with reference to the particular adaptation thereof shown in the drawings7 the character A is used to denote the main body of the device. The body A is in the form of a cylindrical cup having a d-omel shaped upper wall A1. The bodyvA is preferably formed of cylindrical shape providing a cylindrical cavity A2 which -is `adapted to hold a ball of twine. i

Thev wall of the body AV is provided Vat thev lower edge thereof on diametrically opposite sides thereof with, bayonet slots 'I which 70 y terminate at the upper end thereof with the downward extension J. fO denotes'a cover which is circular in form and issubstantially of the sameoutside diameter as the body A. v The cover C) is provided on the inner face V thereof with an inwardly projecting Ycylindrical portion @2 which is adapted to fit in the cavity A2 of the body A. j j

The numeral H denotes an elongated member which is secured to the inner face of the coverO bymeans of the rivets P. so as to eX-Y tend diametrically thereacross. `The member H is flared upwardlyat each end thereof to a point in the cylindrical plane of the reduced portion O2. The member H is then eX- 8 tended to form a horizontal portion H2 and terminates in a downwardly curved hookL. j

The hook Lis provided on each lateral side thereof with a notch M and is provided at the notch M with a sharp knife edge. The handle B is provided with an axial bore yB2 which extends diametrically therethrough. The bore B2 is enlarged adjacent the lower end thereof to receive the hollow screw plug F which is fitted in a bore in the top Al to secure the'handle B to they body A. The bore B2 extends through the plug F and communicates with the cavity A2 of the body A.y The handlelB is flattened-'at a point adjacent the .I

upper end thereof and a pad K is suitably secured thereto. The character E denotes a. bore which extends at a downward inclination into the handle B from a point immediately below the pad K and communicates with the bore B2. D indicates a like bore which extends into the handle B at a point iinmediately above the pad K and communicates with thebore C.

In use, a ball of'twine is placed in the cavity A2 of the body A and the free end of the string is passed through the bore C and E and extends over the pad K and through the lbore D issuing from the bore C. at the free end of the handle B. The lid O is then placed over the bottom of-thebody A with the horizontal. portions H2 entered inthe slots I. The lid O is thenjrotated` to move the member H into the horizontal portion of the slot I. As the member H is preferably made of spring steel, brass or similar material, it will snapv downward into the extension J, thereby securely holdingthe lid in position on the body A.

In using a device constructed in accordance V with this invention, the device is seized at the handle B. The-free end of the string is held against the package and the entire holding device is passed around `the package. The

thumb is placed on the pad K so as to engage thestring and hold thesame in frictional contact with saidy pad. When the desired amount of twine has been used, the bottom of the deviceis tipped upwardly and the knife edge on one of the hooks Lis employed to cut the twine thereby leaving a convenient length for tying.

While I have described my invention as aplied to a device for holding twine, it is un erstood that the device may be used to apply any string, cord, or other flexible elongat-` ed lxiember which is adapted to be used therewit Having thus illustrated my invention and described the same in detail, whatI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat.- ent is 1. Ina device of the class described, a container, a handle projectingtherefrom, said handle provided with a passage leading from .said container to the free end thereof ,and meansassociated with the, outer face of said handle to frictionally engage a string when tainer.

PHILIP J. SVVIGART.

the same is .drawn jthrough said passage,

said handlelprovided with .bores leading from lhe outer face of said handle to saidpassage, saidy bores positioned von opposite sides of said string engaging means.

2. Ina device of the class described, a container, a handle projecting therefrom,l a pad i on said handle .at a pointvadjacent the free end thereof,` said handleprovi-ded with a lonoitudinally directed bore leadingfrom said container and emergingffrom said handleat a point adja'centfsaid pad, a second 66 bore leadingdfrom a point on thek other side leg 

